Life After Puget Sound

How many students go on to graduate school after Puget Sound? Where are they going?
What is the acceptance rate to medical school and law school for Puget Sound graduates?
What careers do Puget Sound students pursue?
Are alumni connected to the campus and to one another as they seek employment?
Are employers impressed with a degree from Puget Sound?

1. How many students go on to graduate school after Puget Sound?

About 55% of our students go on to graduate school within 5 years of graduating from Puget Sound. Our alumni study at the top graduate schools, including:

California Institute of Technology
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Georgetown University
Harvard University
John Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New York University
Northwestern University
Oxford University
Princeton University
Rice University
Stanford University
University of Michigan
University of California at Berkeley
University of Washington
Yale University

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2. What is the acceptance rate to medical school and law school for Puget Sound graduates?

Last year, more than 80 percent of Puget Sound graduates who applied to medical and dental school were accepted. Our law school acceptance rate is equally impressive. In 2000, more Puget Sound graduates entered the first-year Medical School class at the University of Washington than from any other national liberal arts college.

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3. What careers do Puget Sound graduates pursue? Are there programs to help students find jobs after they graduate?

Many Puget Sound graduates move directly from commencement into great jobs. To assist these students in searching for--and landing--that important first job, the Puget Sound Office of Career and Employment Services provides counseling on writing resumes and preparing for interviews, sponsors job fairs, manages the ASK (Alumni Sharing Knowledge) database of successful alumni who are willing to advise current students, coordinates ASK sessions on campus (where alumni return to advise students), coordinates the internship program (to help students gain practical, on-the-job experience), and organizes on-campus employment interviews.

Here are just a few of the organizations employing Puget Sound graduates:

Amazon.com
Accenture
AT&T
The Boeing Company
CellPro Incorporated
CNN-London
Consulate of Japan
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Eddie Bauer, Inc.
Ernst and Young
Frank Russell Company
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Group Health Cooperative
Hewlett-Packard Company
IBM, Inc.
Immunex Corporation
Intel Corporation
KeyCorp (Key Bank)
McKinsey & Company
Microsoft Corporation
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Nordstrom, Inc.
Oracle Corporation
Peace Corps
The Proctor and Gamble Company
RealNetworks, Inc.
Starbucks Coffee Company
U.S. Geological Survey
Weyerhaeuser Company

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4. Are alumni connected to the campus and to one another as they seek employment?

Very much so. Puget Sound's Alumni Association offers several services and programs to help connect current students with alumni. Alumni receive Arches, the quarterly alumni magazine, that keeps them apprised of happenings on campus and informed of successes of classmates and friends. Alumni are also invited to participate in the annual Alumni Sharing Knowledge Night on campus or the virtual ASK network, designed to put alumni together with students to explore future career possibilities. In addition, they are invited to attend special events both on campus and in various regions around the nation.

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5. Are employers impressed with a degree from Puget Sound?

A Puget Sound education teaches creative thinking, problem solving and effective communication, giving graduates the luxury of flexibility in their career paths. Puget Sound does not just prepare students for their first job, but for their entire career. Employers find that Puget Sound graduates have the fundamental analytical and communication skills necessary for success in today's world; not just the technical skills to perform a job. Graduates find that employers value a well-rounded liberal arts education.

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